BARBER LOUNGE - FOURBARREL COFFEE

09.17.11

Comment by AB: According to Tim Rice, "This choice of work continues my ongoing search and experiment-- a step along the way. The implication being that nothing is finished. I've always worked through instinct and intuition, wrestling the duality of intention and non-intention." So OK. I get what's in it for you. Now what's in it for me?

Review by Anneliese Vobis: The artworks hover between multiple mediums-- painting, sculpture, stencil, drawing, art an non-art. Some of the work is painstakingly handmade and reveals radical juxtapositions between dissimilar subjects.

Review by RWM: Tired of uninformed takes on Nature by science generalists that reference imponderables like infinity and the universe? If so, you might appreciate this irreverant assessment of the Nature experience. Then again, after taking a nice walk in the woods, maybe not. At the same time the ideas explored here are sophisticated and not all obtuse. Making fun of something sublime might just as well be explored via contrasts with the city and its buildings. The art perhaps reminds us that not everybody enjoys and appreciates the wilds which transgress all boundaries.

Review by Clare Coppel: Large photographic portraits of people who Calcagno Cullen interviewed about their lives, and recorded. Viewers can listen to the recordings when they pick up the telephone connected to each portrait. The concept really works; the ears as well as the eyes become windows to the soul in this one.

Review by Anneliese Vobis: Fourteen Bay area artists respond to "the land below our feet" in this environmental investigation comprising painting, drawing, sculpture, video and much more. Some scenarios invite the viewer to become active participants; others educate about outdoor issues. Natural phenomena are expressed with poetic sensibility in striking imagery. A real must see!!!

Review by Anneliese Vobis: Storytelling picture imagery in an unusual setting. Intense colorations and extravagant abundance of motifs contrast with Barber Salon's interior and result in a fascinating visual exploration. A wide range of media in a variety of styles are presented and synchronized by the soundtrack of a band. This is really a cool place to stop by.

Review by RWM: Great group show with variety, angst and spice. Fun party as well.